Mesoscopic interference
Quantum Physics
2007-05-23 v1
Abstract
We analyze a double-slit experiment when the interfering particle is "mesoscopic" and one endeavors to obtain Welcher Weg information by shining light on it. We derive a compact expression for the visibility of the interference pattern: coherence depends on both the spatial and temporal features of the wave function during its travel to the screen. We set a bound on the temperature of the mesoscopic particle in order that its quantum mechanical coherence be maintained.
Cite
@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0105110,
title = {Mesoscopic interference},
author = {P. Facchi and A. Mariano and S. Pascazio},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0105110},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
16 pages, 14 figures